June 23, 2010

I certainly need the break, how about you? Those Last 2 weeks of school are crazy!!! with ice-cream socials, field trips, final exams, swim meets, graduation parties, shooOOey! (and to think we aren't even one of those high-achieving, extremely motivated families either) I don't know how those folks do it.

Anyways, SO happy we have arrived to our summer program, sleeping in late, swim practice in the morning (when we feel like rolling out of bed to go to it) ;) late nights watching movies, going to outdoor summer festivals, riding our bikes,

grilling out, parties, oh the fun of it all.

So here are a few photos of from what we've been doing the past couple weeks....honestly, I am still recovering from it.

..... completely worn OUT!

Hoping my mojo will come back slowly but surely, but for now,

I am RELAXING, enjoying the start of the summer, enjoying the time with my kids....because these times go so fast as you all know. Hope you are all enjoying yourselves too!

XOXOXO

ending this with a little video my son made......look for the heart shaped cloud ....

June 05, 2010

I basically document every inch of my life every day from a simple bowl of cereal, to my child's face, or a heart shaped rock....you name it.....everything's fair game, and everything catches my eye. I don't know why that is, Maybe it's because I am a very Visual person. I want to soak up everything and remember it on film.

Plain and simple, Images just move me, they can lift me up or plunge me into depths of despair. It's one of the reasons I avoid the news as much as I can.

I know it's probably not the smartest way to live, but it's the best way for me. I read and absorb just enough news to be dangerous and that's it. because seriously, I can't take it.

Lately I have been so saddened, like most of the world, with the images of the oil disaster. The animals, the people affected, it's all too much to bear, so I did what any mother with 2 kids and a small business would do, I signed up to volunteer to help!

oh geez, don't ask me how I'll do it, I'll figure that out if and when I ever get called, but I felt compelled to do that from what I've seen image wise, so you see why I try and tune out? ......lose myself in pictures and film....trying hard to think of other things......oye!

So This week I bought 3 Apps for my Iphone that have completely altered my life, if you own an Iphone I suggest you get these too if you haven't already!

1.) Old Camera

2.) Hipstamatic

3.) tilt/shift generator

They are amazing. I spent most of the week snapping pictures.

These are ALL taken with my Iphone...

the result of these app's is a nostalgic look that is pure genius!

even the most basic and crappy shots somehow look great in this format.

So I will leave you with some images captured from my little corner of the world,

you know, La la land,

that magical place where everything is just fine.........let's escape there and live happily ever shall we?

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